Applications are being accepted for the 2025-26 Civil Forfeiture Grant program to support organizations dedicated to community safety in British Columbia.

“Community organizations play a crucial role in keeping people in British Columbia safe and this program allows us to support their important initiatives and programming,” said Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. “By taking away the proceeds of crime and putting it into community safety and crime prevention projects, we’re directly targeting organized crime in B.C.”

This year, organizations can submit applications for projects in the following funding streams:

• crime prevention;
• gender-based violence;
• Indigenous healing; and
• restorative justice.

The civil forfeiture grant program provides one-time funding to support community-based projects using the proceeds from the civil forfeiture process. In the 2024-25 funding cycle, $7.5 million was provided to support 166 community projects. Applicants to the grant program will be notified of the results in May 2026.

Funding for this program is made available through the Civil Forfeiture Office. The office was established in 2006 to remove the tools and proceeds of unlawful activity, and redirect them back into programs that support community safety and crime prevention.

Since its inception, more than $93 million in civil forfeiture recoveries have been disbursed as grants.

Applications will be accepted until Dec. 15, 2025.

The Civil Forfeiture Office continues to evolve by implementing innovative new tools to identify and forfeit the proceeds of crime, such as unexplained wealth orders. By turning unlawful proceeds into supports for victims and those most at risk, government is addressing the root causes of crime, while disrupting the profit motive for criminal organizations.

Learn More:

For information about how to apply to the grant program, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/community-crime-prevention/grants

To see the full list of 2024-25 grant recipients, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/community-crime-prevention/grants

For information about the Civil Forfeiture Office, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/civil-forfeiture-office